The MLS Players Association has released data on player salaries at clubs in the league. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi became the highest-paid footballer in the history of the championship.
According to the source, the Argentine receives $12 million dollars per year, or $20.4 million including bonuses.
Note that the data does not count the player's contracts with Adidas and Apple TV.
It is also reported that the salary of Messi's teammates, Spaniards Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, is 1.5/1.775 and 1/1.25 million dollars respectively.